Summary
"This book looks at one of the transformative moments of the twentieth century: In February 1972, Richard Nixon, the first American president ever to visit China, and Mao Tse-tung, the enigmatic Communist dictator, met for an hour in Beijing. Their meeting changed the course of history and ultimatel... Full description
- Setting out
- Arrival
- Chou En-Lai
- At the Diaoyutai
- Meeting with Mao
- Mao Tse-Tung
- The long freeze
- Breaking the pattern
- The polar bear
- The opening banquet
- Opening moves
- The secret visit
- Getting ready
- Getting down to business
- The irritant: Taiwan
- Indochina
- Haldeman's masterpiece
- Audience reactions
- The Shanghai communiqué.